Introduction: Why the Environmental Community Needs a Savior
1
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1. The Green Reformation: How a Small Group of Radical Environmentalists Saved Christianity
17
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Section Two: Principles of Girardian Theory
35
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2. Introduction to Girardian Theory Concepts
37
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A. Rene Girard: The Man Who Scientifically Proved That Jesus Is "The Way, The Truth and The Life"
37
(3)
B. What Is Girardian Theory?
40
(15)
C. Objections To Girardian Theory
55
(15)
D. Civilization Is HIV Positive
70
(13)
3. Girardian Ecology
83
(14)
A. Moving Toward a Girardian Ecology
83
(10)
B. Where Does This Leave Pantheistic Religions?
93
(4)
Section Three: Girardian Theory and the Ecological Worldview
97
(26)
4. Girardian Theology and the Ecological Worldview
99
(24)
A. The Coming of the Anti-Gaia
99
(2)
B. The Anti-Gaia of Science
101
(6)
C. The Anti-Gaia of Resource Management
107
(4)
D. The Anti-Gaia of Corporations
111
(5)
E. The Anti-Gaia of the Noble Savage Doctrine
116
(2)
F. It Does Not Have To Be that Way: Ecological Lessons from Cain and Abel
118
(5)
Section Four: Hunting as Sacred Violence
123
(36)
5. Hunting as Sacred Violence
125
(34)
A. The Case Against Ethical Hunting
125
(4)
B. What Is the Difference Between a Fox Eating a Rabbit and a Man Shooting a Deer?
129
(4)
C. Will Hunting Survive Christ's Revelation?
133
(5)
D. What Do I Do With All My Violent Desires?
138
(5)
E. The Macah Whale Hunt: a Case Study
143
(16)
Section Five: The Biology of Violence and Nonviolence
159
(72)
6. The Biology of Violence and Nonviolence
161
(70)
A. Myths, Models, and Sacred Violence
161
(3)
B. The Jobian Approach to the Nature of Nature
164
(2)
C. Holmes Ralston's Cruciform Creation Approach to the Nature of Nature
166
(8)
D. The Girardian Approach to the Nature of Nature
174
(8)
E. Petr Kropotkin's Mutual Aid Approach to the Nature of Nature
182
(21)
F. Annie Dillard's Ecological Relativist Approach to the Nature of Nature
203
(13)
G. So, What Is the Nature of Nature?
216
(15)
Section Six: Case Studies of Potential Issue Management
231
(26)
7. Wounded Healer: a Canada Goose
239
(6)
8. The Degree of the Lord Which Won't Pass Away
245
(6)
9. Heaven Is My Bioregion
251
(6)
Appendix 1: Glossary
257
(12)
Appendix 2: Making a Difference and Effectuating Change
269
(24)
Appendix 3: Organizing and Community Involvement
293
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